Thread: Building a spit roaster

It's an old kiln built back in the 1960s and works much like a pizza oven by the looks of it.

I don't know what they look like or what they used them for?

like a massive oven

Originally Posted by screamO

I would love to try like this (photos from Al Browns book, Stoked)


Looks bloody good

not from the pigs POV it bloody dont .worst case of heat stroke ive ever seen!

so ive wipped up some plans and given them to a mate at the engineer shop, yes its not something that will be used every day, as for the smaller roasts i got a rotisserie on my bbq, but when ever we have a large family gathering its normally to late to hire a spit, so i thought id look into what it would sting me to build one, every man needs to keep busy from time to time and the mind never seams to stop with ideas, so at least im giving the idea a nudge, and honestly i cant see anything better then the aroma of a large spit cooking away then left over Shepherds pie hmmmm tasty!! i have a photo of one we used a couple of years ago for xmas and sorta going from that idea, i got a 44 gallon drum from work but im thinking if you got a mutton to wack on there things would be a bit tight, gotta have it stretched out, so going a little bigger

Originally Posted by screamO

I would love to try like this (photos from Al Browns book, Stoked)
Looks bloody good

Looks like a Tandoori Oven

About 2or3 xmas back " The Shed Magazine" has a Article on how to make a Spit and a Keg cooker with all the details.Great mag for ideas and to look at what others are doing.

I've put this image up before but it appears relevant